How can you pre-bake coca (pizza)?
The Spanish coca is related to the pizza, so I guess the question can apply for both.
Normally I bake it in about 20 minute, should I take it out after 10 minute or later or sooner?
If I freeze it, can it be popped straight into the oven or should it be thawed first?
Edit: I've posted an answer below. Still wondering if you can take the pizza out of the freezer, put the filling on and pop it straight into the oven...
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Did this for a lunch-rush special, prebaking individual pizzas (not thin-crust) in a slower oven with steam from a lg pan of water below.
Crusts were not at all brown nor crisp. Mushrooms cheese and other quick-cooking toppings needed no precooking.
A final assembled 5min high-heat crisping up was all that was needed.
I froze extra crusts but thawed them before use so no telling if freezer-to-oven is doable.
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Answer 2
Apparently, pizza's can be pre-baked up to 80% of the normal baking time. People recommend:
- Baking without the filling (as this can make the base soggy).
- The filling should be pre-baked (otherwise the base will burn when finishing).
I've pre-baked 10 individual coca's and they're frozen. I'll report back how they turn out of the oven.
Edit: I did two straight out of the freezer, fresh ingredients. It worked pretty well, but not perfect (a little bit soggy). I'm guessing this was because the coca's were only 50% pre-baked.
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